Mr. Franklin has been appraising real estate for the last 34 years. His field of expertise covers all varieties of real estate ranging from single-family homes to super regional shopping centers. He has concentrated his practice in preparing appraisals for litigation purposes and in consulting with attorneys and other professionals regarding the value of properties where the proper valuation is the subject of dispute. Mr. Franklin has extensive experience in court testimony and has been recognized as an expert witness in New York State Supreme Court in Bronx, Kings, Nassau, Alleghany, Ulster, Suffolk, Queens, and Orange Counties. He has testified in cases involving calculations of damages due to trespassing, real estate tax certiorari cases, condemnation, and deficiency judgments.

Appraisal, feasibility and consulting assignments have included nursing home, regional mall, big box retail, department store buildings, beach club, shopping centers, single and multi-tenant retail and office buildings, apartment buildings, industrial buildings (including those affected by environmental contamination) and single and multifamily residential. Mr. Franklin has also been a featured speaker at the Nassau County Bar Association regarding contaminated real estate and at joint meetings of the Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and the Suffolk County Bar Association regarding the separation of business and real estate values and as a witness at a mock trial. His experience also includes extensive experience appraising real property in lower New York State and in appraising senior care facilities all over the state.